Acer unveils the Froyo-powered Liquid Mini and beTouch E210

Acer has introduced two new Android Froyo smartphones on CES - Liquid Mini and beTouch E210. The first one is a smaller version of the previous Liquid model, while the new beTouch is a QWERTY touch-bar.

Liquid Mini has a slightly smaller screen than its predecessors - a 3.2-inch capacitive one with HVGA resolution. The rest of the specs include a 600MHz Qualcomm processor, 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM, 5 megapixel camera and the usual connectivity package (3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, FM radio).

The Liquid Mini is expected to hit the shelves in April, but there is no info on the pricing yet.

Acer Liquid Mini and Acer beTouch E210

The second announced phone is the beTouch E210. It has the same form-factor as the beTouch E130 - a QWERTY touch-bar. In fact the beTouch E210 packs almost the same specs as its E130 sibling - a 2.6-inch QVGA touchscreen, a 416MHz ST Ericsson PNX6715 processor, 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM and 3 megapixel camera.

Acer beTouch E210 is also well connected with 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and FM radio. It's expected in March, the price is yet to be announced.

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